Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-30

while the members of the staff. Gems Sheris
dan and Ord and some general officers who
had gathered in the front yard remained eub
side, feeling that he would probably want
his first interview with Gen. Lee to be, i'll t,
measure, private. In a few minutes Col
Babcoek came to the front door, and making
a motion with his hat towards the Sitting.
room, said: THE general says, come in" L.
was then about half-past l of Sunday, the
9th Of April.
We walked in softly and ranged ourselves
quietly about the sides of the roonl very
much as people enter sick chamber whei-
they expect to find the patient dangerously
ILL., Some found seats on the sofa and lew
chairs, which constituted the furniture, bur
most of the party stood.
THE TWO COMMANDERS.
The contrast between the two command
ers was very striking, and could not fail t.
attract marked attention, as they sat ter
feet apart facing each other.
Gen. Grant, then nearly 43 years of age,
was five feet eight inches in. height, wits
shoulders slightly stopped His hair end fuit
beard were nut brown, without trace or
gray in them. He had on single breasted
blouse made of dark blue flannel, unbua~
toned in front and showing a waistcoat I'M
derneath. He wore an ordinary pair OF to-
boots, with his trousers inside, and was with
out spurs. The boots and portions OF his
clothes were spattered with mud. lie haG
had on pair of thread gloves, Of dark yet-
low color, which he had taken off on enter
ing the ROOM His felt sugar loaf stiI
brinmed hat was thrown on the table beside
him He had no sword, and pair of shoui~
der straps was all there was about him %
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his uniform was that of a private soldier.
Lee, on the other hand, was fully six feet
in height, and quite erect for one of his age,
for he was Grants senior by sixteen years.
His hair and full beard were silver graz
and quite thick except that the hair had te-
come little thin in front. He wore new
uniform of Confederate gray, buttoned upfo
the throat, and at his side he carried loiEs
sword of exceedingly fine workmanship, the
hilt studded with jewels. 1t was said to DO
the sword which had been presented to him.
BY the state of Virginia. His top beetss svefss.
comparatively new, and seemed to have of@
them some ornamental stitching OF red silk
Like his uniform, they were singularly clean
and but little travel stained On the boots
were handsome spurs, with large roWes. A
felt hat, which in color matched pretty
closely that of his uniform, and a pair q
long buckskin gauntlets lay beside hilaon
the table. We asked Col Marshall after
wards how it was that both he and his chief
wore such fine toggery and looked so much a
if they had just turned out to goto church
while with us our outward garb scarcely rose
to the dignity even of the shabby genteei
He enlightened us regarding the contrast BY
explaining that when their headquarters
wagons had been pressed so closely by our
cavalry few days before, and it was found
they would have to destroy all their baggage
except the clothes they carried on their bacss,
each one naturally selected the newest silt
he had, and sought to propitiate the gods OK
destruction by sacrifice of his second best:
''Grant's Last Campaign" by Gen. Her GO
Porter, in The Century.